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( 19 A THE OMAHA SUNDAV asm: AUGUST 4. iyi. PROHIBITION PLANK PEEVES - , DRY DEMOCRATS Failure to Endorse Prohibition ; Amendment "arid Suffrage ; " Charged to Machine of , . Hitchcock and Mullen. The democratic state convention at Hastings last Tuesday offered the anomalous situation of being as in teresrlng in what was not done as what was done. ,.:,,, " One of the things that was not done was the failure to ratify the proposed amendment to the federal constitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. ".. . Sections from the republican-and democratic state . platforms, relating to the national prohibitory amend ment, follow by way of comparison. -. The republican platform reads; We favor the ratification of the proposed v amendment to , the tederal constitu tion prohibiting the manufacture and sale v of intoxicating, liquors in the United .States and we condemn the present democratic gpvernor of Ne- braska for. failing and refusing to in clude in the proclamation (or the re cent special session of the legislature the question of the ratification of this amendment"' The '.democratic platform reads: "We favor legislative action consist ent with the people's will on the pro posed prohibitory amendment to the federal constitution." Demos Side-Step, The woods are full of progressive democrats, who maintain that their state' convention side-stepped the na tional prohibitory proposition. They contend that the Hitchcock-Jtfullen-Neville machine, in obeisance to the will of the liquor interests, did not want any reference to the prohibitory amendment in the platform. The gov ernor indicated that in his address to the convention, and Senator Hitchcock expressed a similar wish in a message which was read to the delegates. Chief Engineer Mullen had the stage set in accordance with the policy of his gubernatorial and senatorial asso ciates, but he met with an impasse in the personnel of the progressive ele- ment of the convention, led by "Broth er" (Jharlejr Bryan, W. H. Thompson of Grand Island, I. J. Dunn and their following. The governor did not r want anything but war referred to in ' the platform and Senator Hitchcock stated that he did not want the. con vention to - include any economic is sues which might be offered by "scheming' politicians.",, .'. . Mullen succeeded in getting Dono hoe of his old home town as chair man of the convention and the latter, , during the "early hours of the con 's vention, made bold to state that-if the selections were . left . to him he would not appoint on the resolutions committee any who favored the rati fication of the national, prohibitory amendment; Reference to the amend ment, however,, was tacked on to the platform at the tail-end and the plat form was brought to the convention t midnight, when more than half of the delegates and all of the noncom batants had left and -those who re- - maintd were tired and not. inclined to be as discerning as they ordinarily migat be. , .., : ; . f. , . VTod.Lsts to Contest ' ; I. J. Dunn, whole particular chore at the convention was.to oppose any indorsement 'of Senator Hitchcock, offers this comment on the inanity of the prohibitoryamendment reference in the, democratic platform: i . - "The state platform of the demo ' cratic party,' adopted at Hastings, does not favor t)ie ratification of the national prohibition-amendment. So far as the state platform speaks for the party, it is against ratification. Of , course,' a large majority of the" dem ocrats of Nebraska favor ratification, "just' as an overwhelming majority of the delegate's to the state conven tion were n favor of it. The platform-was not submitted by the com mittee on resolutions until after 12 o'clock at night, after many of the delegates had departed and all were tired. The references to woman suf frage And prohibition were contained in the last few lines of the resolu tions.' No doubt many deleirates thought the platform declared in fa vor of the ratification of the amend- ment and of national equal suffrage. I know, of course, that it did not, but I felt that it was too late to engage x. in a contest over those provisions. I had been informed that the chair ' man of the convention would not place on the resolutions committee any person who was in favor of rati fication of the prohibition amend ment, giving as his reason that Gov ernor Neville ' was opposed to a declaration of that kind. V There are just two sides to the question ( rati - fication of : the prohibition1 amend ment Individuals and political par ties in this, state are either for or against it." And a state convention that had anopportunity to speak on the subject; nd did not declare in favor of it, was simply against it." Thomas Against Platform. , Elmer E. Thomas, another Omaha democrat who attended the Hastings meet, is outspoken against the state platform of his party. He is one of the leaders ' of the "committee of 500," which is -affiliated with other organizations in working for a rati- ncation, in this state of the proposed prohibitory ; amendment His state ment follows: V v "It was just Enough to keep down a fight on the floor of the conven tion. -In the haste of reading the resolution at 12 o'clock at night, when everybody was anxious to ad journ, the delegates did not 'get the full ' purport of the language used, and we thought-that the resolutions committee had indorsed suffrage and prohibition, but on analysis it looks as though the resolutions committee played a trick on the conventibriThe sentiment of the convention undoubt ed! was for prohibition and suffrage and against '"Hitchcock and Mullen. The resolutions committee held . thtj resolutions back untira large num ber. of the .delegates, had left ' and those that remained were -weary., I think mrthur Mullen engineered the whole show and his purpose was to have the resolutions refer pnly to the war,, but on account of fear 'of the peoplc they concluded at the last to add the equivocal statements which they did about suffrage and prohibi tion." . Omaha democrats who : attended the convention offer the further in formation that W, H. Thompson of People of Small Cities Help Omaha Poor Babies Today's contributions to The Bee's Fund for Free Milk and Ice are all from people out in the stated That is an honor to them. They know the blessings of pure milk and air and living conditions. And they show their sympathy tor the poor lit tle sufferers in the big city who are deprived of these things. , ; ' City, town anc country people have contributed with a liberality, hitherto unequalled, to this fund. The work is going forward splendidly, every dol lar doing its. full 100 cents' worth of duty ' in buying either pore milk ' or cooling ice for struggling families of small ennuren or uauics. There is still plenty to do. If you haven't had the privilege of giving to the fund you can have it now. 'Just send --or bring any sum from 10 cents to $5.00 to The Bee office. There is work for it to do. Previously reported v. .$521.00 A Friend, Center. Neb .1 , 1.00 Ella Peterson, Poelus, Neb.. .. . 3.00 Mr. '17 T InAnrmm Ctnlr W.K 1 M) Alt 0. JrfUIUKIVII. I UIIR. ,....(. M.VW A Friend, North Platte, Neb... 1.00 Peter Jansen, Beatrice. Neb... 5.00 .Total $534.00 Grand Island offered the resolutions committee a resolution which urged Senator Hitchcock to support the equal suffrage bill in this congress, but that resolution suffered asphyxia lion in ine committee room. Frank L. Weaver, another demo cratic leader who has been looked up on as progressive, explained the pro hibitory section of the democratic platform by stating if meant that the people should express themselves first on the subject He added that it meant "let the people rule." Other progressive democrats insist that the people of this state recently express ed themselves on this issue. W. T. Graham of the "committee of 500," said he believed that the democratic platform contained an "inference" that the party is in favor of ratifying the prohibitory amend- a. L - -! - - J iL.i'.L. L meni, dui ne agrcca mat mc rcpuu licttn platform was an out-and-out declaration of principle. Judge Lee Lstelle, 'republican, said: "The democratic platform on the prohibitory amendment is an in vitation to the people to elect a re publican legislature. -The democrats did not declare for ratification or the proposed amendment. Of course, thev will do what the will of the peo ple dictates. The people of this state nave already, by a majority of more than 30,000, declared in favor of rati fying the national prohibitory amendment." There are many democrats who confess that their state platform sounds like a tinkling cymbal, while the republican platform is puncture- proof and needs np explanatory ac companiment s It is the opinion of many leading democrats that the effect of this situ ation will be to hasten the disintegra tion of the Hitchcock-Mullen-Neville machine, which already has been showing signs of decadence. It will slso mean election of a reoublican state ticket in this county, as well as throughout the state this tall, accord ing to the prognostications of those who follow the causes and effects of pontics.' Omaha Bank Gearings Increase 59 Per Cent; . Now in Twelfth Place ,' 1 1 . i. Omaha has advanced two notches in the list of cities that have the largest bank clearings and is now 12th on the list All cities on the follow ing list have maintained their posi tions held in 1917, save Cincinnati and New Orleans, whose bank clear ings have decreased during the last year. Atlanta has advanced from 16th to 15th ' .place,' Omaha's clearings have increased 59 per cent. The cities in order are as follows: . Position Clearing. Clearing 11I. City. , Jan.-June, '18, Jsn.-Juna, IT, 1 Nw York..lli.2M7.10J $8MSM37,IM t Chicago ., 1I,61MU.0S 13.486.JSS.3SJ t-sPhlladsr., ,m,38.0M 8, 508. OU, 015 4 Bolton ... 7,80,7S.01J ,M7.17;Os 5 Kan. City 4.7B3,S11,88 l.!l,747,600 St. . Louis.. S.77.5J.J4S ),2I8,0S,SJ7 7 San r' J.S57,5SS.80S 3,184,881,278 I Plttsb'gh ,80J.091,81T 3,010,817,181 Cleveland I,9,U,m 1,83,281,143 10 Detroit .: ' .tt.TSI.I17 " 1.S7S.EO.SZ0 11 Baltimore J, 888,768. 35S 1,107.063.868 13 Otnh .. 1,880,70S,77S S70.880.70O u vincwnau 14 New Orl'i 16 Atlanta! 1,333.148,341 1,001,189,893 1.314,350,108 879.683.833 1.1!2,399,193 (13,(38,378 PERSON AbPARAGRAPHS Mis. Sadl. Salomon of Chlr.rn u Ins her vacation with Mr. and Mri W. Tracy McQraw, HIT, South Twenty-thlrd street Mr. K, R. Zabrlskl.'ha. gone to New Tork, where ah will itudr nn itk Clarence Demoreat, warden of tha Ameri can Oulld of Organist. ; Miss Flora Shukert and Miss Oertrude Koeper, violin pupil ot nrs, AaonsKte. accompanied her to continue their studies during- the summer. - Deputy I'nlted State Marshal "Dsd" dulnley andEarl Toung left Omaha Friday fpr Colorado, where they will spend their vacation, Arthur Blakely, Union Pactflo conductor, leave Monday for Clear Lake, la., where he will spend hi vacation. STATE F2RHIT0RE CO. Furniture Sale ,i - - ...... AtorJa you tha opportunity to reflect rrfinrment In the tetocUoM of your furniture for jest home at (Teat Sav ing In Cost. ; Huge Rocker Specials v This august 8ato Inctadea Many Ilacken In aU woods t npholstered scat and backs t and apnolstered seats only. in many limine, rrlcctl as low Thoasaniia uf Sargmiaa tier for Voa. STATEFUniUTORECD. 14th and Dodgra Sta. ' . i. Opposite V. F. Headquarter. August Clearing Sales in All Depts. U L AY i 1 f V. U -Li J THE CASH STORE August Clearing Sales in All Depts., Fkal Aiiipist 'O leaei Sale of Silks All Summer Silks Come This Week and Broken Lots Must Be Sold and See the Wonderful Values $1.50 Foulards, 98c 10 pieces of 36-in. All Silk Foulards, iif small and medium sized designs ; dark grounds; regular $1.50 values. While they last, your choice 98c $1.75 Taffetas, $1.25 25 pieces of 36-in. Novelty Striped Chiffon "Taffeta, also plain colors; fine all silk qualities that are worth $1.50 and $1.75. While they last, your choice- $1.2 $2.50 Foulards, $1.50 8 pieces of 36-in. English Twill Foulards, in this sea son's -best, styles; navy, black and dark colors. This isa beautiful quality, made to" sell for $2.50." Choice $1.50 $1.00 Poplins, 73c 15 pieces of 36-inch 'Silk Poplin, all good colors, in cluding black; a high luster serviceable quality that is worth $1.00. Your choice, Monday , 78c $1.00 Tub Silks, 78c 20 pieces of Satin- Striped Tub Pongees and Crepes for ladies' blouses and men's shirts; smart styles that you' will like; regular $1.00 values Your choice- 78c n-.'e.j.vttvv.fiv i 9 PCFT T $1.50 George ttes,vS8c Just a. few colors left, white, flesh, black, bur gundy, Myrtle and taupe; 40 inches wide and worth $1.50. While they last, your choice, Monday i 98c $3 Dress Ginghams, $1.50 25 pieces of 36-jnch' Silk Ginghams, in medium light colorings; stunning plaids and checks; our regular $2.50 and $3.00 quality. While they last $ 1 .50 Black Dress Silks 15 pieces of 36-inch Black Peau de Soie, Chiffon Taf feta and Satin de Luxe. Splendid wearing qualities, worth $1.75 and $2. .Your choice, Monday $1.50 Crepe de Chine, $1.25 40 pieces of All Silk Crepe de Chine, in a full line of the wanted street and eve ning shades; regular price $1.50. Very special, your choice, Monday Hew Silks and Wool Dress Goods Are being received by express every day. Rich Satins and Broadcloflis, French Serges and Taffetas, Chiffon, Velvets, etc. A visit to our Daylight Silk; and Dress Goods Section will prove interesting. Our Low Cash Prices will tell you why people- come to Hayden's, always, for Silks. - , : - V sbHHIIIIIIIH MHHBB A aHHsBaai sjaMSBMBj A BBSBSMStk A BSBSBSBk a sBsBBsh sft MMSB A BbBbBBbB 4 BaHkBl A A ABHaBaBi am m W siaiaBliW W SBBBkBlW W IssBiBissW W aiiaBiasW V SSaBaW slBBsW sBisaiBa WW W W sBsaBSaV W W W 8sa8ss Monday at $15.00, Garments That Sold From $25 to $35 Coats and Dresses I The Suits come in Taffeta, Silk, Wool, Checks, Naty Blue, Eton and Colored Clearing Sale of Wash Skirts That Sold Up to $3.95, at $1.25 and $2.25 These Skirts are made up in the season's many styles, with nobby pockets and button trimmed; materials are gabardines, twills, piques and hair line stripes; all (h : O C? & O O C sizes ; two special Tote. Our , ib 1 .D-3).ZO sneial Cash nnce. Monday. . . - t- J, ' , , V . i .. The Dresses are made of Taffeta, Silk, Crepe de Chines, Combinations of Georg ette Cloths; dancing dresses that sold at $20: to $35. Your; choice, Monday $15.00 ... The CoaU are of Taffetas, Velours, Mix- I tures and Shantungs; garments that are I suitable for all occasions; sold from $20 to $35. Our Cash Price, Monday . , )ccasions; sold from 1 S15.00 ! I Clearing Sale Summer Dresses Monday ! That Sold Up to $12.50, at $5.00 j Hundreds of lovely Wash Dresses, made up of fine ginghams, j lawns and voiles, in plaids, stripes and plain colors, floral pat- I : terns ; sizes 16 to 46 ; f oi-merly sold up fT pi f f f to $12.50. ' While they last, your jf T I 1 1 J I choice, Monday .vrr.-; . i : . . . . . . D ,": --V'' ' ' ' -: - ' r, i . , . Special August Sale on S ummer Furniture $15.00 Khaki Canvas Couch Hammock With head rest, adjustable, best quality springs. . .. . . ..... .$9.50 $12.50 Canvas Couch Hammock With 5hains . . . . .$8.50 $10.00 Canvas Couch Hammock On sale for. .... .$7.50 Folding Army Cots $5.50 values; only. . . ...... . $3.50 5-Foot Green Lawn Settees Only . . . ..... .. . . . $3.50 314-Foot Lawn Settees Fold up; only . . . . . ..... .$1.00 Sewing Table-With yard measure; only. ... . . . . . .$1.00 Best' Folding Card Tables Leatherette top. .... . .$2.00 Roll Arm Fiber Reed Rockers Brown; only. . . . .'.$4.50 Maple Sewing Rockers For porch . . . . . . . .... $L0() Maple Porch Rockers With arms; cane . or wood 1 ; seats ; only . . ... I . . . ; . ' . ,; . .. . . .... . . .$2.50 Best 4-Patssenger Lawn Swings Made Only. .... . .$5.00 $5.50 Hammocks With head rest; only. . . . . . ... .$3.50. Wash Goods Clearance Sales ,. Many choice materials- offered now at such pricereducti6ns that will assure a complete clearance of Summer Wash Fabrics before the arrivals of the New Fall Lines. Novelty Voile Fabric. In woven color effects, stripes, plaids, etc.; 36 to 39-inch widths; was 75c to 95c a yard; now, a yard. -58d . Novelty Fabric Sheer, dainty, highest grade construction, silk mixed, satin stripes, woven plaids, etc.; was $1.25 to $1.50 a yard; now, a yard, 88 Woven Novelty Fabric. 36 inches wide, sheer materials, plaids,' figures, stripes, etc.; was 50c to 75c a yard; now, a yard, at 38d Silk and Cotton Madras Cloth A shirting and dress mate rial, in beautiful color combinations, striped effects, 32 inches wide'; was 75c a yard, now, a yard.. .48t Voile, Fine Linon, Sheer Batista 36 and 40-inch mate rials; figured and striped effects; was 35c and 45c a yard; now, a yard, at 252 -. . . . . . Japanese Crepe Gingham 30 inches wide; stripes and plain colors; one of the most serviceable mate rials for Children's Dresses, Men's Shirtings, etc.; dye used in the colorings assure perfect laundering"; was 50c and 35c a yard; now, a yafd. . . . . . .".25 j, (joods rii THE GREATEST MQNEY SAVING GROCERY DEPT. IN THE WEST , Cash Buying and C?s?i Prices Enable Us to Give You Greater Valves Than Ever Before Jl-lb. sack Pur. Ry Dour. .$1.60 IS bars Swift's Prld. or Diamond "C" Sosp for -.ac Tns Bsst powestis MscsjoiiI. Sphett tr VrroleolU....V4t 4 bs. choice Japan Rice S8 4 ls. Best Rolled Whit. Break. ' fast Oatmeal for SSc Tlie best No. 1 HMnd-PUk.4 N.vjr Beans, lb... k 14 5 lbs. Barter r Corn Floor. .38c 14-os. can Condensed Milk... lOe .-. jfans Condensed Milk. . 6 Ltix Washina- Compound. pkB...lle Pheri Loiranbemr Juice, bot. .lie Gallon eana Golden Table Syrup, , per can 10c Washington Crisp Cora Flake. per package ,,..SI-3c Fancy Sweet Cookie, lb...... .18c Ado Jell, pk 10c Large bottle. Pickles. S varieties. per bottle Z3c No. 1 can Pork and Beans.. 6ViC 22-os. jsr White . Bear Apple Butter, per jar. 25c 22-os. jar White Bear Preserves, per Jar 28c It, jar Pur Mine Meat.... 20c CAT MORE DRIED FRUIT wd SAVE THE WHEAT. Fancy Evaporated Apple. lb...1Sc Fancy Muir Peaehes. lb. 1S Fancy Museatsl Raisins, lb.....lSc Fancy Muioatei Seedless Raisins. per Ib.c lSc Seeded Raisins, pkf ....10c Fancy Bartlett Pear. lb.......jtOc Fancy Moor Park Apricot, kb. 25c Choice California Prunea. lb.... lis Choice California Prunes, lb.. ...ISc OMAHA'S GREATEST TEA and COFFEE MARKET Our famous Golden Santos Coffee. the talk of Omaha, lb. 20c Fancy Maricaibo Blend Coffee. lfaSc Fancy Porto Rico Blend Coffee, per 4b. ., ..28c Moca and Java Blend, excellent ' cup quality, very aromatic flavo. per lb...,. 35c Three lb, for $1.00 Choice Basket Fired or Sun Dried Japan Tea, per lb..... 38c The best Tea Sifting., lb. 20c Breakfast Cocoa, per lb. 25c JMAHA'S GREATEST VEGETABLE , i .MARKET. IS lbs. best No. 1 PoUtoe.i..'.38c 4 bunches Fresh Turnips. Carrots, Beet or. Radishes, for...... 5c 5 head. Fresh Leaf Lettuce.-... 5c bunches Fresh Onions 5c large ' Green Peppers .5c New Cabbage, per lb. 4c Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, lb.. 5c Fancy Head Lettuce, head lOe Fancy Sweet Sugar Corn, do. . . .15c Fancy Wax or Green Beans, lb.7V,c S large Cucumbers for. .5c IS lbs.' Fancy Cooking Apples.. 40c Housefurnishing Specials - i ... Wooden Frame Clothes Wringer, one-year guarantee, $4.75 Folding Ironing Board, our Cash Price. .'....... $1.50 Folding Clothes Dryer, our Cash Price '. . . $1.40 Folding Wringer JSench, our Cash Price $2.25 Pan-American Wash Machine, Cash Price ;. . .$6.25 50-Foot Cotton Clothes Line, Cash.Pric. . . 35 Large Size Japan Bread Boxes, Cash Price $2.00 White Enamel Combinettes, Cash Price .$2.25 One Oil Mop, One Dust Mop, One Cloth, One Bottle Cedar Oil, our Cash Price. .....U.;. .98 Family Size Climax Food Chopper, Cash Price $1.25 Six Large Rolls Toilet Paper, Cash Price. . .... .... 25d No. 9 Copper Nickel-Plated Tea Kettle, Cash Price. .$1.98 One and a Half Quart Aluminum Rice Cooker, ..... .$1.49 One Dandy Four-Tie Broom, Cash Price. V. . . . . . . . .75 90-Ib. Capacity White Mountain Refrigerator Golden oak case, white enamel finish; regular $28.50 v value. Our Special Cash Prie. $24.00 ITT"r I! I- .,t in il- t - 'ii ir: 1! m hi .1 J -S , i .i.it I i rl ; .i-.i rrr . :.